Across the Upstate, the fluffy white blooms of Bradford pear trees are beginning to show up, causing delight for some and pure hatred for others.Why is a tree, described a few decades ago as “ideal” ...

The Bradford pear tree, with its fluffy white early-spring blossoms, is a looker. Even the tree's putrid aroma emitted at full-bloom hasn't kept it from becoming a go-to ornamental option for ...

Nothing alerts you more to the onset of spring than a pretty blossoming tree that's just demanding your attention. Such is ...

You are probably referring to the Bradford pear. While they are beautiful and quite popular, they have a dark side. But first, let’s talk about what they are and how they got here. The Bradford Pear ...

DENVER (KDVR) — The warm weather brings blossoming flowers that fill Denver with the smell of tulips, daffodils and sometimes rotting fish. The smell is thanks to a flowering tree often sprouting ...

Well, they're certainly pretty right now. In much of the Eastern U.S., those Callery pear trees, also known as Bradford pears, with their white blossoms all popping out - it really makes it look like ...

Those living in Kensington have been up in arms online about their neighborhood trees in the last week. Trees are falling apart, others are destroying their surroundings, and some have a contagious ...

ST. LOUIS — Spring has officially returned to the Show Me State. Flowering plants are beginning to bloom, and that all-too-familiar rotting fish smell is starting to fill the air — the scent of ...

Along the sidewalks of many towns, showy white blooms of Callery pear trees signal the arrival of spring. But they don’t bring a smile to everyone’s face. “Pyrus calleryana has earned a reputation as ...

Chances are you've seen a Callery pear tree today – the white-flowering trees currently blooming all over the city. However, you won't be able to buy, sell or plant these trees starting next year as ...